Caldwell, Ontario (1911 census)
Caldwell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,445. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261008. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.929°N, 80.209°W.
Population
In 1911, Caldwell had a population of 1,445: 70 male and 10 female residents. Population density was 2.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 868 |
| 1911 | 1,445 |
| 1921 | 1,544 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Caldwell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 22,695 area in acres, 1,445 total population, 70 males in the population, 54 single (never-married) males, 35.46 area in square miles, 16 married males, 15 families, 10 females in the population, 6 married females, 4 single (never-married) females, 2.26 population per square mile. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,351 persons of French origin, 43 persons of British origin (Irish), 18 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 17 persons of British origin (English), 7 persons of German origin. 9 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,416 Roman Catholics, 9 Jews, 9 Presbyterians, 6 Anglicans (Church of England), 3 Baptists, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 15 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261008
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Caldwell, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caldwell-on099016-1911/.